I super cleaned my house and did a lot of organizing. Then I did a lot of paperwork, so it looks a little crazy now. But when I am done with the paperwork, hopefully it will look even better. We also had some employees over for the 4th (with their kids) so I am still straigtening up. My husband will probably be home later tonight, so I should have some time to focus on a few things.
I find that I do better when I have things written down. I do better with our finances when I write them down and blog about them. And when I keep notes. I also have a whole binder dedicated to our finances. With cleaning, I do better if I have a list. Then I know what I have to do. And I have a sense of accomplishment when I can see things marked off. And even taking care of myself - I almost need to have a checklist just to remember to moisturize my face. Then I probably need a checklist for our business. Ugh...maybe that's too much!
Still organizing...mentally and physically
July 9th, 2013 at 08:28 pm
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I also found the Getting Things Done book to be really helpful. Though I haven't completely stuck with his system, I dump absolutely everything onto my Google and Outlook calendars, and I try to limit the number of "inboxes" where things that haven't been handled reside.
Another cool book I just read is "The Power of Habit," about creating or blocking habits through creating a trigger-and-reward loop. Very fascinating.
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